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Page-15 of Current Affairs - March, 2014

Shyamala Gopinath Committee recommendations: Interest rates on FDs offered by Post Offices hiked by 0.2%

The Union Government decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to 0.2 %. The decision to hike interest rates is...

March 8, 2014

16th Lok Sabha elections 2014 to be held from April 7, 2014 in 9-phases

The Chief election commissioner Mr. VS Sampath announced the schedule for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Some Unique features of 16th Lok Sabha Elections:- For the first time,...

March 8, 2014

16th Lok Sabha elections 2014 Schedule

Schedule of polling dates for all 543 Parliamentary constituencies. State – Constituency – Poll Date Andhra Pradesh – Adilabad – April 30, 2014 Andhra Pradesh – Peddapalle –...

March 8, 2014

Ms. Sheila Dikshit: Former Delhi Chief Minister appointed as Kerala Governor

Former Delhi chief minister Ms. Sheila Dikshit (75) appointed as the Governor of Kerala by the President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. Ms. Dikshit succeeded Mr. Nikhil Kumar, a former...

March 8, 2014

“Two additional attempts and two-year age relaxation” for all categories of candidates in UPSC’s Civil Services Exams

The Union Government approved two additional attempts along-with a consequential age relaxation to all categories of candidates for the Civil Services Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission...

March 7, 2014

Hockey India (HI) accorded status of National Sports Federation (NSF) status

Hockey India (HI) has accorded with the status of a National Sports Federation (NSF) for governing the sport of hockey (both men and women) in India. It will...

March 7, 2014

“India at Risk” Mr. Jaswant Singh’s book launched

Former External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh released a book titled, “ India at Risk – Mistakes, Misconceptions and Misadventures of security policy”. The book is on 60...

March 7, 2014

Forbes’s 2014 billionaires list: Bill Gates reclaims title as world’s richest person

Microsoft Co-founder, Mr. Bill Gates regained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes 2014 billionaire list. Mr. Gates has topped the list for 15 of...

March 7, 2014

Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat clinched German Open Grand Prix Gold title

Indian shuttler, Arvind Bhat (34) defeated Denmark’s World No. 25 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus to clinch the men’s singles title of the $120,000 German Open Grand Prix Gold. This is...

March 7, 2014

“Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme and Nalanda Project” launched by Union Ministry of Minority Affairs

The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched two new initiatives for the welfare of Minorities. These are Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme and Nalanda Project, a Faculty Development Program for...

March 6, 2014

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